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Religious Congregations

Religious Congregations is a social institution comprising a organized group of individuals who gather regularly for collective worship and religious practice within a defined doctrinal framework, distinguished from other social groups by its sacredly oriented structure and ritual cohesion.

559

Publications

23.7K

Citations

799

Authors

365

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

104

Parents

Publications

559

Religion and the New Immigrants: Continuities and Adaptations in Immigrant Congregations

Carl L. Bankston, Helen Rose Ebaugh, Janet Saltzman Chafetz · Review of Religious Research · 2000 · 471 citations

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Churches as Political Communities

Kenneth D. Wald, Dennis E. Owen, Samuel S. Hill · American Political Science Review · 1988 · 470 citations

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Church-Based Social Support and Health in Old Age: Exploring Variations by Race

Neal Krause · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · 2002 · 466 citations · Full text

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The Invisible Caring Hand: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare

S. Craig This, Ram A. Cnaan, Stephanie C. Boddie et al. · Sociology of Religion · 2004 · 338 citations

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Entrepreneurial Orientation and the Performance of Religious Congregations as Predicted by Rational Choice Theory

John A. Pearce, David A. Fritz, Peter Davis · Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice · 2009 · 322 citations

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Authors

799

  1. MC
    Mark Chaves

    Duke University, United States

    21 publications · 2.1K citations

    20

    h-index

  2. RA
    Ram A. Cnaan

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    11 publications · 739 citations

    10

    h-index

  3. KD
    Kevin D. Dougherty

    Baylor University, United States

    10 publications · 504 citations

    10

    h-index

  4. NR
    Nathan R. Todd

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    8 publications · 254 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. NK
    Neal Krause

    University of Michigan, United States

    8 publications · 867 citations

    8

    h-index

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Institutions

365

  1. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    16 h-index

    27 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Baylor University

    Waco, United States

    15 h-index

    25 publications

    951 citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    13 h-index

    18 publications

    477 citations

  4. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    558 citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    247 citations

  7. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    1.9K citations

  8. Rice University

    Houston, United States

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    916 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 70 publications · 3.9K citations

    36

    h-index

  2. Sociology of Religion

    30 publications · 1.8K citations

    22

    h-index

  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 22 publications · 2K citations

    20

    h-index

  4. Review of Religious Research

    21 publications · 990 citations

    14

    h-index

  5. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

    NVSQ · 11 publications · 763 citations

    10

    h-index

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